Yesterday, at the very end of Ramadan (Eid-el-Fitri)at least 10 people died yesterday while 24 otherswere injured in multiple accidents along major roads leading to Gusau, Zamfara State capital. At the same time two people were killed in another crash in Ogun State.

The first accident occurred along Bungudu-Maru Road in Zamfara as a result of head-on collisioninvolving Golf and Toyota cars where seven peopledied instantly, others sustained serious injuries.

The second crash occurred along Damba, a fewkilometres to the state capital where nine passengers of a vehicle were injured while a housewife, Malama Rabi from Biyabiki village in Tsafe Local Government Area died on the spot.

According to a source, 19 passangers who weretravelling in a bus along Maru town were involvedin an accident. Two people lost their lives withseveral others sustaining serious injuries. All thevictims of the multiple accidents were on their wayto meet up with the sallah celebration in theirvarious towns and villages.

The bodies have been deposited at the FederalMedical Centre, Gusau, while those injured were atvarious nearest hospitals. Spokesman of theFederal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), ZamfaraState command, Garba Lawal, confirmed the deathof 10 people.

Meanwhile, two people were killed while 12 others,including a pregnant woman, were injured duringa fatal auto crash when two vehicles collided atIperin area of Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan Road on Tuesday.The vehicles, a Toyota Serena bus marked SMK 760AP and a Mercedes Benz lorry with registrationnumber XV 353 MUS. The bus which took off fromIjebu-Ode was heading towards Ibadan before itsfront tyre bust, causing the driver to lose control.

He had a head-on collision with the on-comingMercedes Benz lorry. The driver and the passenger in front of the bus died immediately while passers- by rescued 16 other passengers in the two vehicles.

They were taken to both Ijebu-Ode General Hospital and Roona Private Hospital in the town.

One of the survivors, Rebecca John, said four members of her family were travelling to Ibadan toattend the convention of the Gospel Faith MissionInternational (GOFAMINT) when the accidentoccurred. Though weak, she said the victims weremembers of GOFAMINT in the Waterside area ofthe state.